Mushrooms Encyclopedia

Omphalotus illudens (Jack-o'-Lantern Mushroom (...

Omphalotus illudens (Eastern Jack O'Lantern) is the North American counterpart to the European O. olearius, a spectacular bioluminescent poisonous mushroom that causes severe gastrointestinal poisoning when confused with chanterelles. This...

Omphalotus illudens (Jack-o'-Lantern Mushroom (...

Omphalotus illudens (Eastern Jack O'Lantern) is the North American counterpart to the European O. olearius, a spectacular bioluminescent poisonous mushroom that causes severe gastrointestinal poisoning when confused with chanterelles. This...

Coprinellus disseminatus (Fairy Ink Cap)

Coprinellus disseminatus, the fairy ink cap or trooping crumble cap, is among the most distinctive of all agarics, fruiting in enormous troops of hundreds to thousands of tiny, pleated caps...

Coprinellus disseminatus (Fairy Ink Cap)

Coprinellus disseminatus, the fairy ink cap or trooping crumble cap, is among the most distinctive of all agarics, fruiting in enormous troops of hundreds to thousands of tiny, pleated caps...

Lenzites betulina (Gilled Polypore)

Lenzites betulina, the birch mazegill or gilled polypore, is a fascinating bracket fungus that bridges the morphological gap between polypores and gilled mushrooms by possessing a gill-like hymenophore on the...

Lenzites betulina (Gilled Polypore)

Lenzites betulina, the birch mazegill or gilled polypore, is a fascinating bracket fungus that bridges the morphological gap between polypores and gilled mushrooms by possessing a gill-like hymenophore on the...

Macrolepiota procera (Parasol Mushroom)

Macrolepiota procera, the parasol mushroom, is one of the largest and most distinctive edible agarics of European grasslands and forest margins, with mature specimens reaching 30 cm cap diameter on...

Macrolepiota procera (Parasol Mushroom)

Macrolepiota procera, the parasol mushroom, is one of the largest and most distinctive edible agarics of European grasslands and forest margins, with mature specimens reaching 30 cm cap diameter on...

Phallus impudicus (Common Stinkhorn)

Phallus impudicus, the common stinkhorn, is one of the most recognizable and pungently odoriferous fungi in temperate forests, erupting from a subterranean egg in a matter of hours to produce...

Phallus impudicus (Common Stinkhorn)

Phallus impudicus, the common stinkhorn, is one of the most recognizable and pungently odoriferous fungi in temperate forests, erupting from a subterranean egg in a matter of hours to produce...

Leccinum aurantiacum (Orange Oak Bolete)

Leccinum aurantiacum, the orange oak bolete or red-capped scaber stalk, is a striking bolete with a vivid brick-red to deep orange cap, found almost exclusively under aspen and other poplars...

Leccinum aurantiacum (Orange Oak Bolete)

Leccinum aurantiacum, the orange oak bolete or red-capped scaber stalk, is a striking bolete with a vivid brick-red to deep orange cap, found almost exclusively under aspen and other poplars...